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en-usPenn State University Relationsnews@psu.edu (Penn State News)Penn State recognized as a Sierra Club 'Cool School' for sustainability effortshttp://news.psu.edu/story/366146/2015/08/21/impact/penn-state-recognized-sierra-club-cool-school-sustainability-efforts
The Sierra Club recently released its annual “Cool Schools” ranking, which rates participating four-year, degree-granting undergraduate colleges and universities in the United States on the basis of their campus sustainability practices. Of the 153 universities ranked in 2015, Penn State qualified as No. 38, making it one of the highest ranked universities in Pennsylvania.
http://news.psu.edu/story/366146/2015/08/21/impact/penn-state-recognized-sierra-club-cool-school-sustainability-effortsFri, 21 Aug 2015 11:44 -0400Penn State News - Center for SustainabilityLecture to address, evaluate effective sustainability campaignshttp://news.psu.edu/story/291934/2013/10/18/impact/lecture-address-evaluate-effective-sustainability-campaigns
A free public lecture by an expert on communications related to energy efficiency and the environment will focus on effective sustainability campaigns. The session begins at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, in the HUB Auditorium on the University Park campus.
http://news.psu.edu/story/291934/2013/10/18/impact/lecture-address-evaluate-effective-sustainability-campaignsFri, 18 Oct 2013 08:40 -0400Penn State News - Center for SustainabilityGreen jobs pioneer to speak today as part of Penn State's Earth Day eventshttp://news.psu.edu/story/274122/2013/04/22/campus-life/green-jobs-pioneer-speak-today-part-penn-states-earth-day-events
Majora Carter, urban revitalization strategist, green jobs pioneer and Macarthur “Genius” Award winner, will speak at at 5:30 p.m. today (April 22), in Room 100 of the Thomas Building. Her talk, titled "Home (town) Security," will be held as part of Penn State's ninth annual Colloquium on the Environment speaker series. The event is free and open to the public.
http://news.psu.edu/story/274122/2013/04/22/campus-life/green-jobs-pioneer-speak-today-part-penn-states-earth-day-eventsMon, 22 Apr 2013 12:18 -0400Penn State News - Center for SustainabilitySustainability pioneer to speak at Penn State on April 22http://news.psu.edu/story/272838/2013/04/11/campus-life/sustainability-pioneer-speak-penn-state-april-22
Majora Carter, urban revitalization strategist, green jobs pioneer and Macarthur “Genius” Award winner, will speak on at 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 22, in Room 100 of the Thomas Building. Her talk, titled "Home (town) Security," will be held as part of Penn State's ninth annual Colloquium on the Environment speaker series. The event is free and open to the public.
http://news.psu.edu/story/272838/2013/04/11/campus-life/sustainability-pioneer-speak-penn-state-april-22Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:12 -0400Penn State News - Center for SustainabilityGraduate student team wins $10,000 for sustainability researchhttp://news.psu.edu/story/144003/2012/12/06/graduate-student-team-wins-10000-sustainability-research
A diverse team of judges has recognized an interdisciplinary team of graduate students as the grand prize winner of $10,000 in the Dow Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge Award (SISCA) at Penn State. Roland Cusick , ciivil and environmental engineering; Marta Hatzell, civil and environmental engineering; Michael Parks, sociology; and Emily Smith-Greenaway, sociology; developed a solution titled "Sustainable Improvement of Drinking-water and Sanitation in African Slums using Microbial Electrochemical Technologies and Attention to Self-efficacy within Local Communities." The faculty adviser for the team was Bruce Logan, Evan Pugh Chair of Environmental Engineering.
The second place team of Yuexiao Shen, chemical engineering; Patrick Saboe, chemical engineering; Bryan Ferlez, biochemistry, microbiology, and molecular biology; Mustafa Erbakan, bioengineering; and Manuel Escotet will be awarded $2,500 for their entry: "Solar Energy Based Biomimetic Water Desalination and Purification."
http://news.psu.edu/story/144003/2012/12/06/graduate-student-team-wins-10000-sustainability-researchThu, 06 Dec 2012 12:56 -0500Penn State News - Center for SustainabilityFive teams reach finals in Sustainability Innovation Student Challengehttp://news.psu.edu/story/145704/2012/10/11/five-teams-reach-finals-sustainability-innovation-student-challenge
Five teams of graduate students have been selected as finalists in the Dow-sponsored Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge Award (SISCA) at Penn State. The program recognizes and rewards students and universities for innovation and research of sustainable solutions to the world's most pressing social, economic and environmental problems.
http://news.psu.edu/story/145704/2012/10/11/five-teams-reach-finals-sustainability-innovation-student-challengeThu, 11 Oct 2012 09:25 -0400Penn State News - Center for SustainabilityAlumni invited to join students in an Island Sustainability Adventurehttp://news.psu.edu/story/145770/2012/10/10/alumni-invited-join-students-island-sustainability-adventure
The Penn State Center for Sustainability and the Penn State Alumni Association are inviting alumni to take part in the Island Sustainability Adventure: Service Learning with Penn State Students tour in Roatan, Honduras, March 2-9, 2013.
http://news.psu.edu/story/145770/2012/10/10/alumni-invited-join-students-island-sustainability-adventureWed, 10 Oct 2012 09:02 -0400Penn State News - Center for SustainabilityStudent group sponsors Oct. 7 solar tourhttp://news.psu.edu/story/146087/2012/10/02/student-group-sponsors-oct-7-solar-tour
The Penn State chapter of the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is sponsoring its State College Solar Tour to be held from 1 to 5 p.m. on Oct. 7 starting at the MorningStar solar home on the corner of Porter Road and Dauer Drive.
http://news.psu.edu/story/146087/2012/10/02/student-group-sponsors-oct-7-solar-tourTue, 02 Oct 2012 10:25 -0400Penn State News - Center for SustainabilityFirst sustainability leadership minors awardedhttp://news.psu.edu/story/146279/2012/09/26/first-sustainability-leadership-minors-awarded
The Office of Undergraduate Education and the Center for Sustainability announced the first two graduates of the intercollege minor in sustainability leadership at Penn State -- Alex Cruit, business management, and Sarah Foss, journalism. Both students were awarded the minor in summer 2012.
http://news.psu.edu/story/146279/2012/09/26/first-sustainability-leadership-minors-awardedWed, 26 Sep 2012 10:02 -0400Penn State News - Center for SustainabilityPenn State, Centre region donate bicycles to world communitieshttp://news.psu.edu/story/146280/2012/09/26/penn-state-centre-region-donate-bicycles-world-communities
Penn State's Center for Sustainability, the Centre Region Bicycle Coalition (CRBC) and two student groups - Students Consulting for Non-profit Organizations and Penn State Eco-Action - recently completed a community-wide bicycle collection for the non-profit organization, Bikes for the World. The State College and University Park groups worked together to collect and repair donated bicycles, and on August 24, brought them to the Rockville, MD, warehouse of Bikes for the World.
http://news.psu.edu/story/146280/2012/09/26/penn-state-centre-region-donate-bicycles-world-communitiesWed, 26 Sep 2012 09:58 -0400Penn State News - Center for SustainabilityDeadline extended for Dow Sustainability Innovation Student Challengehttp://news.psu.edu/story/146425/2012/09/20/deadline-extended-dow-sustainability-innovation-student-challenge
The deadline has been extended for the Dow Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge Awards (SISCA) to Sept. 28. Graduate students from Penn State are encouraged to join an international field of universities that are involved in the program.
http://news.psu.edu/story/146425/2012/09/20/deadline-extended-dow-sustainability-innovation-student-challengeThu, 20 Sep 2012 15:24 -0400Penn State News - Center for SustainabilityEcoCAR 2 team, Center for Sustainability headline local Plug In Dayhttp://news.psu.edu/story/146560/2012/09/17/ecocar-2-team-center-sustainability-headline-local-plug-day
The Penn State EcoCAR 2 team and Center for Sustainability will be featured at a Plug In Day, a nationwide series of events highlighting the clear-air benefits and cost savings of electric vehicles (EV). Plug In Day will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sept. 23 at the State College Best Buy at 1650 N. Atherton St.
http://news.psu.edu/story/146560/2012/09/17/ecocar-2-team-center-sustainability-headline-local-plug-dayMon, 17 Sep 2012 13:43 -0400Penn State News - Center for SustainabilityWorkshop on sustainability and STEM to be held on Sept. 13 and 14http://news.psu.edu/story/147005/2012/09/04/workshop-sustainability-and-stem-be-held-sept-13-and-14
The Penn State Center for Sustainability, the Department of Mathematics, and the Eberly College of Science Center for Excellence in Science Education present a workshop on Multidisciplinary STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Engagement through Sustainability Education Sept. 13-14, on Penn State's University Park Campus with invited guest Thomas Pfaff, associate professor of mathematics and co-director of Multidisciplinary Sustainability Education Project, Ithaca College.
http://news.psu.edu/story/147005/2012/09/04/workshop-sustainability-and-stem-be-held-sept-13-and-14Tue, 04 Sep 2012 12:46 -0400Penn State News - Center for SustainabilityLeadership Projects in Sustainability course launchedhttp://news.psu.edu/story/147041/2012/08/31/leadership-projects-sustainability-course-launched
A new Leadership Projects in Sustainability course (EDSGN 497F) is being offered for the first time this fall. The class is open to all majors and will focus on building skill sets needed to put sustainability concepts into action.
http://news.psu.edu/story/147041/2012/08/31/leadership-projects-sustainability-course-launchedFri, 31 Aug 2012 13:08 -0400Penn State News - Center for SustainabilityLeadership Projects in Sustainability course launchedhttp://news.psu.edu/story/147294/2012/08/24/leadership-projects-sustainability-course-launched
A new sustainability focused course will be offered for the first time in Fall 2012: Leadership Projects In Sustainability (EDSGN 497F).
Open to all majors, the class will focus on building skill sets needed to put sustainability concepts into action.
http://news.psu.edu/story/147294/2012/08/24/leadership-projects-sustainability-course-launchedFri, 24 Aug 2012 10:10 -0400Penn State News - Center for Sustainability